Norristown woman arrested for disorderly conduct

NORRISTOWN ­— A woman was arrested over the weekend for allegedly throwing an umbrella at a man and accidentally striking a police officer in the process.

Police responded to the 1000 block of Dekalb Street late Friday night with reports of a disturbance in progress.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with Brittany Gross, 20, of the above address. Gross was reportedly arguing with a 23-year-old black male on a fire escape.

According to police reports, she allegedly threw an umbrella off the fire escape, striking a police officer in the right shoulder and right side of his neck.

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Gross reportedly continued screaming profanities at the male, causing a disturbance. She was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

Man shot in botched robbery

NORRISTOWN — Police were dispatched to the area of Dekalb and Elm streets Wednesday morning around 11:47 p.m. with reports of shots fired.

Upon arrival, police found a 21-year old man lying on the sidewalk on Jacoby Street, between Dekalb and Green streets, suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The man’s older brother was reportedly with him, helping to apply pressure to the wound.

The brother, who was a witness to the crime, told police the victim had been shot as a result of a botched attempted robbery. He told police, as he and his brother were walking northbound on the 900 block of Polk Alley, they were approached by an unknown black male with gun.

The suspect reportedly said, “give that (expletive) up,” and threatened the pair with a black handgun before shooting the victim in the stomach.

The suspect is described as a black male, 6’2’’, having a long goatee and wearing a green Carhartt jacket, grey hoodie and blue jeans.

Police recovered a black, flashlight-type stun gun on the pavement behind 900 Dekalb St. The victim was treated for a single gunshot wound. An investigation is ongoing.

Police investigate vehicle theft

NORRISTOWN — Police are on the lookout for a suspect responsible for stealing a 1990 red Jeep Cherokee Wednesday around 6 p.m.

The victim told police his Jeep was stolen from a parking spot on the 600 block of Kohn Street. While making the police report, the vehicle was recovered in the middle of the alleyway of Haws and Hartranft alleys, blocking traffic.

Police reported damages to the vehicle’s steering column and side-view mirror and a missing battery under the hood.

Police observed the letters RKO written in dust on the back windshield, but no signs of forced entry.

An investigation is pending.

Traffic stop results in two drug arrests

NORRISTOWN — A routine traffic stop led police to arrest two men wanted on arrest warrants and confiscate crack cocaine and cash from one of the suspects.

According to police reports, on Thursday around 1:37 p.m., police conducted a vehicle stop for an expired registration on a red Saturn in the area of Locust and Fornance streets.

In the back of the car, police observed five black males, two of them reportedly having warrants for their arrests.

Police said all five were known to law enforcement to be gang- and felony drug-related suspects.

A search of Kyvon Jenkins, 19, of the 5200 block of West Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, revealed 19 peach-colored glassine baggies of crack cocaine in the fly of his underwear. They also reportedly found $306 in cash from Jenkins’ right cargo pants’ pocket.